How Do You Conduct A Testicular Self-Examination?
Each year 7,500 men in the United States are diagnosed with testicular cancer. This simple self-examination helps increase your chances of finding a tumor and benefiting from early treatment. After a warm shower or bath, grasp one testicle with both hands. Place your middle and index fingers underneath the testicle and your thumbs on top. Roll the testicle between your thumbs and fingers, feeling for any abnormal lumps. An abnormal lump will feel like a hard pea. Don’t mistake the epididymis, a ropelike structure on the back and top of each testicle, for an abnormal lump. Check your other testicle in the same way. See your doctor immediately if you feel any lumps. Repeat the self-exam once a month or as instructed by your doctor.
